But in international political and economic affairs it punches well above its weight.

However, they had some power over economic and American affairs, especially taxes.

And yes, the republics may eventually control their own economic affairs.

The inter-war period was one of great change in social and economic affairs.

After leaving newspaper work, he was a management consultant in Washington, often writing on economic affairs.

It has powers over its own political, economic and cultural affairs.

Later in the year he was moved to the post of spokesman on economic affairs.

He lacks a knowledge of economic affairs, and is without a political apparatus.

He is a regular media commentator on economic and political affairs.

Nowhere was this more obvious than in the management of the nation's economic affairs.